12 jurors, 4 alternates chosen for trial of former officer charged in Antwon Rose's death

Updated: Mar 19, 2019 - 7:24 AM

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12 jurors, 4 alternates chosen for trial of former officer charged in Antwon Rose's death

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected in Harrisburg for the upcoming trial of Michael Rosfeld, the former East Pittsburgh police officer charged with shooting and killing Antwon Rose.

On Friday, it was announced that one juror is being replaced by an alternate for medical reasons.

Those jurors will be bused from Dauphin County back to Pittsburgh for the trial, which begins Tuesday.

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The six men and six women will be tasked with determining if the former officer was acting within the law when he shot and killed the 17-year-old last June.

Rosfeld pulled over the vehicle Rose was in after it was suspected to have been part of a drive-by shooting earlier that night.